With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starting on October 5, India have named largely a second-string side for the Asian Games. Stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, etc. are camping in India for the home World Cup, yet still, the Hangzhou-bound squad features several promising players, who have done well in Indian Premier League (IPL). Ruturaj Gaikwad will captain the Indian team. (Full Coverage | Medal Tally | Cricket News)
Indian women's national team have already won the gold medal in their attempt, and the men's team are expected to follow suit. 14 teams will compete in the men's cricket tournament at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023, which began on September 27.
The top five seeds -- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan -- will enter the competition from the quarter-finals, while the remaining nine teams have already started their respective group-stage engagements. The three group winners from the group stage will qualify for the quarter-finals.
The Asian Games 2023 cricket matches are being played at Hangzhou's Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field.
Men's cricket at Asian Games 2023 groups
Group A: Mongolia, Maldives, Nepal
Group B: Cambodia, Hong Kong China, Japan
Group C: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Direct entry: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Quarter-finals
India vs Nepal on October 3 at 6:30 AM IST/09:00 AM local (Match Blog | Scorecard)
Pakistan vs Hong Kong on October 3 at 11:30 AM IST/02:00 PM local (Match Blog | Scorecard)
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan on October 4 at 6:30 AM IST/09:00 AM local (Scorecard)
Bangladesh vs Malaysia on October 4 at 11:30 AM IST/02:00 PM local (Scorecard)
Semi-finals
TBC vs TBC, semi-final 1 on October 6 at 6:30 AM IST/09:00 PM local
TBC vs TBC, semi-final 2 on October 6 at 11:30 AM IST/02:00 PM local
When is India's 2023 Asian Games, men's cricket quarter-final match?
India will play their 2023 Asian Games, men's cricket quarter-final match on October 3, 2023, at Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou.
Who are India's 2023 Asian Games, men's cricket quarter-final opponents?
India will play one of the group winners from the group stage of the 2023 Asian Games cricket competition.
Which TV channels will live telecast Indian cricket matches in the Asian Games 2023?
India cricket matches in the Asian Games 2023 will be available live on Sony Ten 3 HD/SD and Sony Sports 5 HD/SD.
How to live stream the India Asian Games cricket match?
Sony LIV will live stream India's matches in the 2023 Asian Games during the men's cricket event.
India men's cricket squad for the Asian Games
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Akash Deep.
Standby list of players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarsan.
